Running X servers
Intro
Running two X servers in parallel, such working under graphical mode under
root (is strongly discouraged),ensure that you have previously closed its user session or that you run a desktop management software different from its current session (KDE - Gnome-XFCE), etc ...
How to proceed
Simply launch a new console using the following combination of keys:
CTRL + ALT + F1
You will be prompted to enter a login and password.
Log"yourself under your main identity with your
password.
In
prompt, run the GUI using the
startx command, note that you must specify a new
display:
#startx -- :1 <Enter>
Note there is a space between the
startx and 2 dashes
--, and between the 2 dashes
-
and
1, however there no space between
: and the
1.
Switching console
You can now navigate from a
display to another through these combinations of keys:
To go in the user session:
CTRL + ALT + F7
To go in the root session :
CTRL + ALT + F8